Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-01-16
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

SKATING he's been for idden by Roman
Catho'lc priest in Flanders. who dcsiGnates it
as an immoral and Indecent Amusement.
WELL 740 ieet deep at Carp Lake, Mich,
| throws \ G-rnch stream IF water Ia a height
OF ~ feet above the surface OF the ground.
GIRL at Des Moines. Ia, drank a quantity
OF laudanum because her Father fore d her to
| go home from BAN b fore she was ready 10 do
! so. A doctor saved her life.
! IL tho lower Rrulle agency of Dakota the
indians have church aud four chapels. One
! hHnired OF their number are members of the
church, in which they lake great pride.
/ \ CONVICT employed in the Kitchen of the
Mont ia penitentiary put concentrated lye
INTO the coffee when wBsnSfeEed to thr nr s.
| ohcr9, AND tDeJ thought it was an improve
ment.
! The Chronicle. OF Charlottesville tVaJ
says that ten students from Harvard and ten
! from the University Of Virginia presen G
! ttIVn ,cs TOR examination for the reulcaI
| siaG ~ the United States Navy. AMI nine of
! me ten Harvard men failed, while niue of the
! otuer ten passed.
a Rock SPRINGs. wy. T., letter in the
| Chey enne sun says: "A few gentlemen from
the range enjoyed their Christmas b. riding
dF"uhH through the "a n, attempting TO
make their Uses play the organ, drink over
the par, and p'a7 billiards, but aside from
That the day was quiet.
MRS. MARY CROW, OF Marion county. Va,
is II years old and in good health For
number of wears her hair was white as snow
but 1t is now turning black again In he
prime OF life she weighed 275 pounds; row
she wei MS ecarcely 100, This il urob bly, the
most remarkable case of cold Grow" on re-
cord.
THERE is post Office IN Pennsylvania
known as president" On Monday Presi-
dent Cleveland received letter addressed as
f0Iows: HIS Excellency, Hon. Grover
Cleveland, President" The letter had been
forwarded from President, Pa. and was in
dorsed; Not here at present. Try w shing-
ton" NJ. Cleveland was much amused at
the Incident
PATTI for her seven concerts in New York
ana PhIlsdel'hia received $4,000. or over
5000 per night. At last accounts she had
gent on to New York $40 CO0 her share up 10
that time of the receipts in the CITY of exico.
Al OF this money has Deen invested in United
states bombs. Patti will remain in Mexico
until the last of the month, and then go di-
rect 20 San Francisco.
PAIL WILLIAMS. the 1e-year old son of G.
B. Williams, of Mendon. Mass, has neither
arms nor legs-only stumps from the shout
ders. about inches long, and stamps ABOUT s
inches long, for legs. Yet he is a tine writer.
holding pen or brush between his chm and
one shoulder stump, and moving it with his
head. lie Is a good artist and t. also a pupil
of high standing in the Mendon high school.
BosToN has at last ttken an interest in the
sea serpent-of course, purely scientific IN
terest. At the last meeting of her earned
-clrntItc society, the doubtful monster of the
ocean WAS thoroughly discussed. aud proof
positive OF his existence WAS aQduced. 1t Is
scarcely necessary to add that the sea SER
ent actually in question at The meeting was
seen as far back as 1.-THE latter part of July,
1873" Any proof less ancient than this
would. OF course, have been rejected by a Bos-
ton society.
THERE is a rumor in Washington that
Lieut.. VIM. II. Emory, who was recently as
-igned to the command of the Thrtis, proposes
to make an attic npt to reach tn Norih Pole
IN that vessel by way of Behring's RAFT. He
is brave ami < liant officer, proven
by his conduct hen commanding the Bear
III the Gree y relief expedition and the Thets
8 said TO lie the hest vessel available for A re-
tic navigation; but such an eXped ton would
oe an extremely hazardous one espec al Y II
he lhetls Is 10 make the attempt without
c0nsort.
AN invention that meets the wants of Young
lad es and others who do not wish to have
their mali opened in transit or by friends and
relatives to whom 1t may be Entrusted, mas
Just been patented ami Is known as the safety
envelope, II looks very much like any other
enveloue except on the gum flap. wher- there
l. lock-stitch arraugt cut, two little strtps
OF paper passing through Sits prepared Tor
them and laCing under the flap so that any
Il tempt to loose the envelope Nv s Gaming or
o her Known processes will result IN breaking
the lock and disclosing the burg airy.